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Australian bushfire crisis could worsen: military commander

Fire photo: Photo taken on Dec. 20, 2019 shows fire trucks working at Lexton bush fire site in western Victoria, Australia.(Wayne Riggs/CFA/Handout via Xinhua) The head of the Australian Defence Fo

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Macron defies French unions over retirement age in pension reform

France’s government defied trade unions on Friday by including a contested clause on raising the retirement age by two years in its draft legislation, amid signs that w

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A billion medical images are exposed online, as doctors ignore warnings

This story was reported in partnership with health news site The MightyEvery day, millions of new medical images containing the personal health information of patients are spilling out onto the intern

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Calls for better air-quality reporting in Australia as bushfire smoke blankets cities

Large parts of Australia, including major cities Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra have spent the better part of this summer suffocated by thick smoke from bushfires raging on the country's east coast.

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Queen Is ‘Deeply Upset’ After Harry and Meghan Stand Down as Senior Royals - Reports

A senior source within the Buckingham Palace said that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle dropped a bombshell with their announcement that they have decided to “step back”

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Trump de-escalates, but also sets the stage for regional confrontation

Editor's note: Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford universities. He writes on topics pertaining to China, the DPRK, Britain, an

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Ousted Nissan Chief Ghosn calls allegations against him 'untrue'

In his first public appearance since fleeing Japan to Lebanon, ousted Nissan Chief Carlos Ghosn said in a new conference in Beirut that accusations against him were "un

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Why Lebanon deserves international support

Editor's Note: Charles Tannock was a member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2019 and served on the Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee. The article reflects the author's opinions, and n

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Why Lebanon deserves international support

Editor's Note: Charles Tannock was a member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2019 and served on the Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee. The article reflects the author's opinions, and n

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Israeli PM warns of "strong blow" if Iran attacks Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Wednesday that his country will hit back "strongly" if attacked by Iran, amidst escalating tensions in the Gulf. "W

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Trump warns Iran of 'major retaliation,' threatens sanctions on Iraq

US President Donald Trump threatened "major retaliation" Sunday if Iran avenges the killing of a key military commander and he warned of massive economic sanctions agai

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Iran will no longer abide by uranium enrichment limits under 2015 nuclear deal

Less than a week after Iran’s top military commander was killed by U.S. drone strike, the regime said Sunday that it would further scale back compliance with an interna

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Paradise lost: residents flee Eden as Australia fires race towards them

Shelley Caban just wants it to be over.“Sometimes I think, ‘Fuck it, just burn it all, the house and everything,’” she says. “It’s the waiting and the limbo, you just f

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2019 was a hot mess for cybersecurity, but 2020 shows promise

It’s no secret that I hate predictions — not least because the security field changes rapidly, making it difficult to know what’s next. But given what we know about the past year, we can m

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Southeast Australia faces another dangerous day for bushfires

Heavy smoke shrouds yachts moored at Batemans Bay, New South Wales, January 4, 2020. /Reuters Photo Australian firefighters were set for a dangerous day on Saturday as fires in New South Wales

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Beijing sees better air quality in 2019

Beijing's air quality improved significantly in 2019 in comparison to previous years, the city's Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau said on Friday. The average co

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Clearcover and Lemonade tout improving margins as they scale fundraising, ARR

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.Today we’re taking a quick glance at the venture-backed insurance space. On